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19:37

Rowett staying at Derby County

Derby manager Gary Rowett has signed a new contract with the club to end any uncertainty regarding his future.

The 43-year-old had been heavily linked with the vacant managerial position at Stoke after the Premier League strugglers sacked Mark Hughes on Saturday shortly after their humiliating FA Cup defeat at Coventry.

However, the Rams announced tonight that Rowett has put pen to paper on a new three-and-a-half-year deal at Pride Park, just 10 months after he was appointed by the Sky Bet Championship club.

And with it becoming apparent that bookies’ favourite for the Stoke job, former West Ham boss Slaven Bilic, is not a target for the Potters, their options to replace Hughes are growing narrower all the time.

Is this guy Stoke's next target?

Sky Sports are reporting that Stoke City have made an inquiry about Galatasaray midfielder Badou Ndiaye. The 27-year-old, a team-mate of Mame Diouf in the Senegal side who reached the quarter-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, has been playing in Turkey since August 2015. He joined Galatasaray from Osmanlispor for around £7m last summer.

Bilic was never a Stoke target...

He might be the bookies’ red-hot favourite to replace Mark Hughes as Stoke City manager, but it seems Slaven Bilic was never on the Potters radar. Here’s the full story...

Former West Ham manager Slaven Bilic. (Image: BEN STANSALL)

15:18

Potters swoop...

Stoke have signed Austrian right-back Moritz Bauer from Russian club Rubin Kazan. It is reported that the four-and-a-half year deal is worth £5m. Here’s the latest...

Moritz Bauer, who has signed for Stoke City from FC Rubin Kazan.

14:38

Manager setback for Potters?

It seems Gary Rowett is about to snub Stoke City to sign a new contract with current club Derby County. The 43-year-old Rams manager had been installed as one of the early favourites to replace the sacked Mark Hughes at the bet365 Stadium. Here’s the latest...

Blame game...

Dejected Stoke City players leave the pitch after their third round FA Cup defeat at Coventry City. (Image: Laurence Griffiths)

12:57

Stoke to survive

According to a computer that’s been cranked into life by our friends at talkSPORT at least.

They have Stoke fourth bottom, so surviving by a whisker, while their three to go down are Swansea, West Brom and Bournemouth.

We’ll take that!

12:05

Ref announced for Man U v Stoke game

Anthony Taylor will be the man in charge of Stoke’s trip to Old Trafford on Monday.

His two previous Stoke games have ended in 1-1 draws away from home... so we live in hope.

He was at the centre of two penalties controversies in his last Stoke fixture, the 1-1 draw at Huddersfield on Boxing Day.

He declined to give Huddersfield a penalty for an alleged foul by Joe Allen, then declined Stoke one at the other end for a much clearer infringement on Mame Diouf.

In his last fixture he showed red to both teams in the FA Cup draw between Wolves and Swansea on Saturday.

Mame Diouf is tackled by Christopher Schindler in the Huddersfield Town box, but no penalty was awarded by referee Anthony Taylor at the John Smith's Stadium. (Image: Nigel Roddis)

11:33

Bojan on his way?

It is being reported this morning that Bojan is keen on a return to Stoke City now that Mark Hughes has left the club. In a story that is heavy on speculation but light on anything substantive, the Mirror’s John Cross claims Jese Rodriguez is expected to go to Las Palmas later this month after an unhappy time in the Premier League. He adds: “That could open the door for Bojan to return to Stoke, which would be a hugely popular move among the supporters.”

It is understood Bojan’s La Liga loan club, Alaves, are keen to curtail his stay in Spain after a difficult first half of the season. The playmaker has appeared in 10 of the 18 La Liga games played by Alavés so far this season, starting just three. He is also goalless in the league, although he was on target in a 3-0 Copa del Rey victory over Getafe in late November.

Bojan... early woes at Alaves (Image: Getty)

11:31

Old Trafford ticket news

11:18

Potters shopping on quality street...

The new manager at Stoke, whoever he may be, will need some very special qualities if he is to save the Potters from relegation. Here’s our checklist...

County fight back in Rowett tug-of-war...

Derby County are attempting to head off Stoke interest in their manager, Gary Rowett, by offering him a new contract on improved terms, it is claimed today. Rowett quickly emerged as one of Stoke’s prime targets after the sacking of Mark Hughes on Saturday evening, and the Daily Telegraph are reporting it will take compensation of up to £1.7m to prise him out of Pride Park.

However, County are fighting to keep the man who has led them to second place in the Championship, and the Telegraph say they have accelerated talks with Rowett over an improved deal. Rowett’s current deal has 18 months to run, and County are said to be determined to reject any Stoke approach.

Derby County manager Gary Rowett is one of the favourites to replace Mark Hughes at Stoke City. (Image: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

07:46

Plea to fans from skipper...

Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross has paid tribute to fired boss Mark Hughes... and asked fans to get behind the team as they bid to get themselves out of the Premier League relegation zone...

Mark Hughes has been a huge part of a great story here over the last few years. Some of the performances we produced under him were fantastic.

Ultimately though, the manager knows that it is a results-driven business and unfortunately he has lost his job because of the way things have gone this season. I just have to say thank you on behalf of all the playing staff and the staff at the training ground for the job that he and his staff have done here.

We need the supporters behind us too, we need them to really help us out now over the next few months. If we can get that ‘bear pit’ atmosphere back again then that will help us. It will intimidate other teams, which can only be a good thing for us.

Ryan Shawcross and Mark Hughes.

07:35

Sacking fallout continues...

Several members of Mark Hughes’ backroom staff have followed him out of the door at the bet365 Stadium, including his right-hand man. Here’s the latest...

Glyn Hodges... close confidant of Mark Hughes (Image: Getty)

07:30

The hunt is on...

The Stoke City hierarchy spent their first full day searching for Mark Hughes’ replacement whittling down their list of candidates. We don’t know how long that list is, but it is understood they hope to make an appointment by the end of the week. Here’s the latest...

Stoke City chairman Peter Coates with his son John, the club's vice-chairman. (Image: Paul Gilham)